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Giving away possession from throw-in has always been a problem for Palace with different players and under different managers. Playing a percentage ball to Benteke to flick straight to opposition player. In fact, now, I laugh and correctly predict that the ball will be with the opposition in less than 10 seconds after our throw in. All other teams manage to retain possession after throw in...I don't know why can't manage it . Yesterday, I noted several time when PVA waited until every Spurs player was in position and then looped the ball towards Benteke. Even if Benteke won the header, the ball was with Spurs in few seconds. A simpler throw backwards towards the unmarked Tomkins was often a more sensible option.

As I say, this is not a problem with any specific player or manager. It has been around for a lot longer than the last 5 seasons in PL.

a) If the throw is in our half it's down the line to the middle of 4 players (2 from either side) and hope we come out with it; or

b) If the throw is in the opposition half, stand for ages waiting for an option (that never comes), then as the crowd get restless, throw it anywhere. If by chance it goes to our player, they immediately mis-control it and it goes out for a throw the other way.

Doesn't annoy me any more, just makes me reminisce about full-backs of yester-year.

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I quite often worry about why I love Palace so much. It can't be good for me.

Didn't we used to do the long throw-in to the middle of the penalty area rather well? ISTR they were as good as corners. Instead what we do now is drop the ball at the feet of one of the wide players in which case one of three things happens: a) he loses it almost at once b) he hoofs it into space and calls it a "cross" or c) it's Wilf.

a) If the throw is in our half it's down the line to the middle of 4 players (2 from either side) and hope we come out with it; or

b) If the throw is in the opposition half, stand for ages waiting for an option (that never comes), then as the crowd get restless, throw it anywhere. If by chance it goes to our player, they immediately mis-control it and it goes out for a throw the other way.

Doesn't annoy me any more, just makes me reminisce about full-backs of yester-year.

Perfectly spot on. Two places I see these sequences - Down the council pitches and at Selhurst Park.